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APPLICATION TILED MAY 1, 1914.

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ANNA BROWN, OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

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Application filed ma 1, 1914. Serial No. 835,705.

To all whbm it may concern Be it known that I, ANNA BROWN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Vancouver, in the county of Clarke andState of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Beds,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to beds and more particularly to extension bedsand to a means for supporting the extension.

In the type of device most commonly used at present the side extensionswhich are used for converting the cot or bed from a single to a doubleone have pivoted thereto diagonally extending braces which engage theframework of the bed to hold them in horizontal position. Thisstructure, however, does not prevent the overturning of the bed whenany weight is applied adjacent the outer edge of the extension.

It is the object of this invention to avoid this difficulty and, broadlyspeaking, the device consists of suitable supporting mem bers or legswhich may be folded beneath the side piece of the extension so as to beout of the way when the extension is folded alongside of the frame ofthe bed.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of novellocking means for holdingthe legs or supporting members in folded orextended position.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the followingdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a bed showing the supporting legs for the extension inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a detail top plan view. Fig. 3 is avertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4t is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the legs in folded position.F ig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line S 5 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the bed or couch properconsists of a frame 1 which carries the usual supporting springs orspring fabric 2 and is supported in the usual manner by the legs 3.Pivotally connected to the frame 1 are U-shaped extensions consisting ofend and side bars 1 and 5, the latter being centrally apertured on itsupper side, as shown at 6, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Asis usual, the spring fabric is connected to the Specification of LettersPatent.

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side and end bars of the extensions and simply forms a continuation ofthat which is bridged across the bed or couch pro-per.

The frame and the extensions are, as usual, constructed of angle ironalthough this may be substituted by channel iron or I any other.material without departingfrom 1 tical portions of the side members 5support ing legs 7 which are adapted to lie against the verticalportions of said side members and beneath the horizontal portionsthereof so as to be wholly concealed when not in use. These legs arealso adapted to extend at right angles to the side members so as to liein a vertical plane and rest upon the floor and may, if desired, besupported with casters, as shown.

In order to operate the legs 7 soas to throw them from folded toextended position or vice versa there is journaled in the verticalportions of the side members 5 a shaft 8 having keyed upon its outer endan operating handle or button 9 and upon its inner end a. double lever10 which is connected to the legs 7 by means of the links 11. This leverhas its ends operating through the slot 6 and is locked in horizontalposition with the legs folded or in extended position by means of alocking plate 12 which is pivoted to the horizontal portion of the sidemembers and adapted to extend across and close the slot 6. Each of thelinks 11 have downwardly turned ends 13 which engage in diagonal slots14 so as to compensate for the difference in radius of the links andthat of the legs.

When the legs are in folded position and it is desired to throw them tooperative position the locking plate is turned to the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 2 and the operating handle or but-ton turnedclockwise which gives the double lever 10 a similar movement. The linksare thus moved in opposite directions, their downturned ends sliding inthe slots until the end of said slots is reached, at which time the legswill be moved outwardly aswill be readily understood, until the leverhas been reversed, at which time the legs will be in vertical positionand held against movement irrespective of the position of the links inthe slots. The locking plate is then thrown to operative position againacross the slots which prevents movementof the double leverlO.

VVha-t is claimed is p 1. I a bed, an extension pivoted thereto,supporting legs for holding the extension in horizontal position, meansfor throwing the legs to operative or inoperative positions,

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lever pivoted to the extension and connected to the legs, means foroperating the lever to throw the legs to operative or inoperativeposition, and means for locking the lever aga-inst movement.

in presence of two witnesses.

- ANNA BROXVN. Witnesses HARRIET E. MooREHoUsE, LAYTON WISDOM.

the Commissioner of Patents,

